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“Trying to Eat an Elephant”: The Complexities of Bullying Training in the Fire Service

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Bullying in the fire service has long been overlooked, although efforts to understand the phenomenon have increased over the past few decades. Recent research has highlighted high rates of bullying in the fire service, regardless of gender and race. Despite established issues of bullying, workplace bullying training has yet to be examined in the fire service. Using qualitative data from interviews with a national sample of firefighters and fire service leaders, this foundational research sought to understand current and future needs related to training on bullying prevention and effective messaging for the fire service. Common themes that emerged from the data include current training opportunities, the effectiveness of training, and components of effective training.

Source: American Journal of Qualitative Research

DOI: 10.29333/ajqr/12533

Authors: Maria Koeppel, Brittany Hollerbach, Terry von Thaden, Hannah Kelley, Christopher Kaipust, Nattinee Jitnarin, Walker Carlos Poston, Christopher Haddock, Sara Jahnke

Institutions: National Development and Research Institutes, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Central Missouri

Language: English

Topic: Workplace Violence and Bullying

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4307553945

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